Category Archives: Personal

I’m heading to the West (best) coast this weekend for a little girl time in Calistoga, CA. I can’t wait to shed my hat and gloves for 36 hours. My last visit to wine country was in Australia, when we journeyed to the gorgeous Hunter Valley for a long weekend. In honor of this weekend’s […]

Moving home from Sydney on their first day of summer (December 21st) seemed like a bad idea at the time, but we had no idea just how much winter had in store for us when we arrived home. Wow. Of course I miss Sydney’s turquoise water right about now, but being a native New Englander, […]

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all. I love my job because I have the pleasure of recording LOVE. Love between engaged or newly married couples, love of a new little bundle of joy, or (strained but amusing) love between siblings. Two years ago, I featured lots of smooching photos, and last year kept it a […]

Australians are known as coffee snobs. And they should be. In fact, as this great article explains “most urban Australians have a favoured barista on speed dial next to the dentist, doctor, hair stylist and plumber, and most have a preferred way to drink their coffee.” My Australian friends who found themselves living in NYC […]

Holy radio silence! Sorry. We moved back from Australia 4 weeks ago (I really miss it, but more on that to come), and yet I feel like we just arrived home. From spending the holidays at 5 houses in 4 days, to being godmothered (that’s a word!) in Boston one weekend and hosting a fabulous […]